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24 Oct, 4 tweets, 5 min read
FYI @barrymward, we’re not ‘other parties’. I’m adopted, a stakeholder in this & I set up the tech side of the email campaign. I informed you of this yesterday but I am still awaiting a response: 7/
@barrymward The language & legal analysis in the email campaign was a collaborative effort between @adoptionrights & @maglaundries, ie @maeveorourke @Ka_ODonnell @susanlohan & myself as the @clann_project 8/
@barrymward @adoptionrights @maglaundries @maeveorourke @Ka_ODonnell @susanlohan @clann_project I can assure you @barrymward we do not ‘wilfully mislead’ the people we advocate for. We work on a collaborative, survivor-centred basis; our views are based on research & legal analysis formed publicly & tested by our peers (including survivors) over many years. 9/
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26 Oct
A thread with information and resources for anyone who is new to #UnsealTheArchive (also tagging in #Stand4Truth for people following that)

I thought it might be helpful to put together a thread with some basic information to give an idea of who we all are & what we do. 1/
To the survivors, adopted people, natural mothers, natural family members becoming politicised for the first time - welcome! Peer support is available here: facebook.com/groups/adoptio…

To the allies, welcome also and thank you for your support! 2/
We in @adoptionrights @maglaundries have been doing this work over the past 2 decades & at times it has been a lonely road for everyone concerned, so it is simply wonderful to see so many of you putting your shoulder to the wheel with us! 3/
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24 Oct
Our work is always informed by the views/experiences of survivors, family members & adopted people. We’re the experts because they have trusted us & guided us for decades. 10/
Moreover, the work of the @clann_project is carried out under strict ethical protocols which stipulate confidentiality & informed consent: clannproject.org/wp-content/upl… 11/
@clann_project Most importantly, @barrymward, by insinuating a misinformation campaign you also insult the intelligence of every survivor, adopted person, natural mother or family member who has emailed you about this Bill. 12/
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24 Oct
A thread in response to serious allegations made by @barrymward under privilege in the Seanad yesterday: #Stand4Truth #UnsealTheArchive 1/
@barrymward The allegations made by @barrymward are typical of the type of bullying women experience on a daily basis, so my colleagues & I decided that we can’t allow this to go unchecked. 2/
@barrymward By way of background, on 12th Oct @clann_project launched an email campaign as we were extremely concerned that the Commission of Investigation Records Bill was being rushed through & that records would be put beyond the reach of stakeholders: clannproject.org/commission-arc… 3/
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30 Aug 19
Behold, a DCYA official feeling sorry for Br**a O'Br**n because of something I said.

If you've figured out (or suspect) who the official is, PLEASE don't mention the person, because an extremely important point needs to be addressed here. 1/
This runs to the heart of what's wrong with how the Irish State responds to both historic & ongoing human rights abuses. 2/
By way of background: This CB Live programme aired in 2015. I was in the audience, Br**a was on the panel. I called her out for pitting one marginalised group (LGBTQ) against another (adopted people), because the usual 'what about the children' argument was being trotted out. 3/
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30 Dec 18
This is a (pretty long) thread about adoption information rights and attitudes towards adopted people. First, a quick synopsis of the facts. a) Adopted people have no automatic right to access their birth certificates and adoption files;
b) Adopted people's birth certificates are a public record and we can already access them. It just takes us a lot longer when we're blindfolded with one hand tied behind our backs;
c) The Adoption (Information & Tracing) Bill 2016, which is currently making its way through the Oireachtas, proposes measures which will force adopted people to sign an undertaking that they will not contact their natural parents before they can obtain their birth certificates.
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